Newcastle pre-wedding session with Wendy and Ashkan

Wendy is a Novacastrian, and Ashkan is from Iran. Instead of heading to Shiraz, Iran for photos we met in the more obvious location of Newcastle and did a pre-wedding session.

When they met for the first time, it was on a bench next to the Harbour. We made sure to head there and take a couple of shots. I wonder how many people realise how life-changing their first meetings will be?

I met them at the old train station in the middle of Newcastle, and then we fanned out from there along the foreshore to Nobby’s Beach and wandered around the dunes on the beach.

Those sand dunes create their own kind of magic, but then so does the beachside. And why is that? It might be because it’s related to our memories of time spent at the beach, which is often relaxed, calm, and inviting. We usually show up when the weather is good, the sun is out, and work is put to one side. That might just be it.

As it got closer to sunset we headed around to Carrington. Despite having lived in Newcastle for a few years, it’s probably only the second time I’ve been to Carrington. For me, it’s a reminder of an older Newcastle, back when BHP and Comsteel were both humming along. There are still the coal loaders there. And there are huge silos that make for a bigger backdrop.

All there is the Pump House. A building that reflects that older era. A substantial building was a former hydraulic power station, built in 1877. Extra credit in the history lesson here: it was built only a year after the first one in the UK, and it was built years earlier than the one in Sydney.

The sun dropped. The golden glow hit just right. And it was just another beautiful winter’s afternoon, which always emphasises how great Newcastle and the Hunter is. 

  • A couple holding hands and looking at each other affectionately by the river with clouds in the sky and a cityscape in the distance.
  • A couple sitting closely and facing each other on a park bench, with a river and dining area in the background.
  • A man and woman looking thoughtfully to the side, with a soft focus background.
  • A couple leaning on the white railing of a dock, smiling and looking at each other affectionately, with calm water in the background.
  • A man in a burgundy shirt and a woman in a floral dress walking hand in hand along a coastal walkway.
  • A couple in a tender embrace by the lake, with the man leaning in towards the woman as they hold hands.
  • Left image shows a close-up of a cheerful couple embracing, the woman laughing and resting her hand on the man's chest. Right image captures the same couple holding hands and gazing into each other's eyes by the water, with a ship in the background.
  • A couple holding hands while walking along a paved path by the waterfront, with the woman looking over her shoulder at the man and trees lining the background.
  • Wendy at Nobby's Beach
  • Newcastle pre-wedding photos with Wendy and Ahkan
  • Wendy and Ashkan pre-wedding session Newcastle
  • A couple holding hands and looking at the ocean, standing on the beach with their backs to the camera.
  • Two people holding hands and looking at each other affectionately on a sandy beach with a lighthouse in the background.
  • A man and woman holding hands and walking on the sand at the beach with waves in the background.
  • Pre-wedding photos at Newcastle's Nobby beach with Wendy and Ashkan
  • A man in a burgundy shirt looking at a woman with long hair wearing a floral dress, both standing on sandy dunes with vegetation and cityscape in the background.
  • Two images side by side of couples standing by tall purple doors of a historic building, one with a man and woman embracing, the other with them looking at each other on steps.
  • A collage of two images showing a close-up of a smiling couple gazing at each other and a full-body shot of them sharing a tender embrace outdoors.

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